People look at artworks rather than their own reflections at DKUK, a hair salon in south London designed by Sam Jacob Studio.
Set among a row of shops on Peckham's Queens Road, DKUK intends to be a hybrid of culture, education, and commercial activity.
The space, designed by Sam Jacob Studio, provides a larger home for the hairdresser, which was previously tucked away down a nearby narrow arcade of shops.

"The new design combines cultural space with social enterprise to support new approaches to how art and life can be brought together productively, making a new type of gallery space and new ways of showing art," head of the studio, Sam Jacob, explained.
"Our design acts like a framework that enables all kinds of exciting possibilities to occur at their intersection."
The front half of the space is dedicated to the hairdressers and has been completed with simple black floors and white slatted walls.
Mirrors have been traded for various pieces of art, which visitors can look at while getting their hair trimmed and styled.

In the back half of the shop a large yellow-frame structure incorporates desks where staff can sit and work and open-shelves.
At its end is what appears to be a see-through cabinet, which at the flick of a switch can become reflective, allowing customers to see their finished haircut.

"The dual function of the vitrine and mirror embodies DKUK's double experience of salon and gallery and dramatises the big reveal," explain...